“If I don’t agree? If I don’t take this mission match and choose to stay in Yiri City?”
Yin Lin vaguely guessed the answer.
“It won’t be canceled. If you don’t participate, they’ll try to invite other Magical Girls. If the other Magical Girls don’t participate, they’ll still set sail as originally planned, with only warships as escort.”
Huang Yi’s words put Yin Lin in a very bad mood.
“I need to think about it for most of the day. I’ll give you an answer tomorrow.”
Yin Lin slipped away.
Once again, nothing was settled.
Huang Yi didn’t pester her, letting her avoid it.
That night, Song Wuli couldn’t sleep well.
He was restless, and had two nightmares.
First, he dreamed that he had taken the mission and gone to escort, and as a result, Yiri City was besieged by Zombies.
In the end, Jin Luan got on a Helicopter with Huan Hong and escaped, and the Human Alliance used nuclear weapons to blow up Yiri City along with the Zombie citizens.
He woke up in fright and wiped off his hot sweat, only to find the fan had stopped.
He’d forgotten to charge it.
He had no choice but to hook up the portable power source, turn the fan back on, and go back to sleep.
This time he had another nightmare.
He dreamed that he hadn’t taken the escort mission and had stayed in Yiri City.
As a result, the fleet was attacked and completely slaughtered by Demonic Creatures.
The entire sea was dyed red, becoming the Red Sea.
And because Earth’s original Red Sea wasn’t red enough, it was renamed the White Sea.
He was scared awake again.
It was already dawn.
He remained absent-minded the whole morning.
While frying eggs, he got distracted and burned them.
While eating, his Chopsticks poked his nose.
When getting dressed, he put his clothes on backwards.
Even on the way to the Company, he absentmindedly went to the Subway Station, and only when he saw the closed Door did he remember the Metro was still suspended.
That made two mistakes already.
And Song Wuli had long foreseen this, which was why he had refused to sign the Contract from the very beginning.
Ever since becoming a Magical Girl, she had been less and less happy.
But she had still been forced into the trade by Diamond.
Remembering Diamond filled her with mixed feelings.
On the way, riding the Bus and looking at the bustling crowd in the vehicle, some had just received today’s relief food, while others were on their way to get it.
The citizens were gradually emerging from the shadow of the Lillifa Incident.
They had also grown used to the days of going to the Bao Huo Charity to collect food every day.
Early in the morning, she also saw strange visitors wearing silver windbreakers.
They were members of Silver Future.
They were probably going to be busy with post-disaster reconstruction today as well.
Everyone seemed still unaware of what the Human Alliance was about to do to them, still immersed in a peaceful Atmosphere.
Song Wuli couldn’t bear to look.
She felt a stabbing pain in her heart.
Old Song, who understood all kinds of grand principles in the world, was very clear that he was being worn down by Political Means.
And that was exactly what was terrifying about Political Means.
Even when you knew it perfectly well, many times you still couldn’t resist.
What the Human Alliance gave her was a two-choice Question.
Either go escort the fleet, or don’t.
It was that simple, but the possible Consequence of either option was severe.
She could completely ignore the mission they issued and act as if she had heard nothing.
That would be equivalent to choosing to protect Yiri City.
So what was she still struggling over?
Why was she unable to eat or sleep in peace?
“Speak. What exactly is going on?”
Huang Yi got out of the van and brought several people with him.
They were searching.
Those nine people carried a lot of equipment into Professor Meng’s home and were searching.
Professor Meng and his wife were both outside, waiting.
His expression was troubled.
He didn’t really want to say it, but he also knew he had to tell Huang Yi something.
“The Human Alliance’s Temporary Shipping Day plan may be connected to me.”
“What do you mean, may be connected to you?”
Huang Yi’s voice rose a few notches.
“What exactly is going on? You suddenly called me over to help sweep your home for listening and Surveillance devices. What are you hiding?”
Professor Meng moved a little closer to him and spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear.
“Some time ago, I wrote a plan, but I did not submit it. I hid it. Logically, no outsider should know about it. This Temporary Shipping Day has similarities to the plan I wrote.”
Huang Yi: “So you suspect you’re being watched?”
Professor Meng: “Correct.”
Huang Yi: “Then you had me come over to help sweep the place. If there really is something, won’t that alert the enemy?”
Professor Meng: “Correct. That’s exactly the point. Let the person watching me know I’ve already noticed.”
Huang Yi: “Fine. I’ll listen to you. I’m only responsible for helping. You bear the Consequence yourself.”
The search went on for two hours.
Before it was even finished, they had already found two cameras, both in the Study.
There were also two listening devices, also in the Study.
The other places were still being checked.
The bedroom probably had them too.
Looking at the camera in his hand, Huang Yi had no choice but to believe what Professor Meng had said.
“What exactly did you write?”
Professor Meng: “I can’t say yet.”
Huang Yi: “I’m with the Witch Faction. With something this big, I believe the Witch Faction side knows too. Rather than me going to ask them, you might as well tell me directly.”
Professor Meng: “They won’t tell you. Until you prove your value, until you’re restored to your former post, you won’t get that intelligence.”
Huang Yi: “Can you stop being a riddle-speaker? If you say it clearly and directly, it’ll save us a lot of time.”
Professor Meng: “If a begging vagrant on the street asks me how many nuclear weapons the Human Alliance has, do I have to tell him honestly too? Little Huang, your current value in my eyes is only a little better than a vagrant’s. Until you prove your value, I can’t tell you too much.”
Huang Yi: “What else in the plan that was stolen from you can you tell me?”
Professor Meng: “Magic Girl Wanzi is also somewhat involved. If the Human Alliance really did steal my plan, then they may make a move against Wan Zi soon. They may eliminate her.”
Huang Yi picked up the phone and hurriedly contacted someone.
His attitude was very respectful.
It was probably someone from the Witch Faction.
He wanted to tip them off, but the result did not seem good.
Seeing him hang up, Professor Meng smiled.
“Little Huang, the Witch Faction higher-ups already know about this, right?”
Huang Yi nodded, just as Professor Meng had guessed.
Professor Meng continued.
“As you are now, in my eyes and in the eyes of the Witch Faction, you have no value. If you can’t get through the Hearing, you’ll become a discarded piece.”
After saying that, he patted his shoulder to comfort him.
Something was also happening in the south, far away.
In the Underground room, a girl with twin tails was breathing heavily.
Her hair was purple, not a color Human hair would naturally grow into.
On closer inspection, the color was very natural.
Whether at the ends or the roots, it was all purple.
There was no trace of dye.
There was some green blood on her body.
It was clearly from a Demonic Creature.
The blood had already dirtied the Magic Girl Uniform.
She had just dealt with the weakest kind of Low-level Demon.
It had been very difficult.
The drain on her stamina and Mana had both been enormous.
This was the norm for most Magical Girls.
They all belonged to Huan Hong’s tier.
And Magic Girl Wanzi, for certain special reasons, was even weaker than Huan Hong.
In terms of combat ability, she could be considered the shame of Magical Girls.
After killing the Demonic Creature, she wiped the blood off her Magic Wand, which was to say, off her Pumpkin Hammer.
Then she floated to a place and sat up.
Finally, she hung the Pumpkin Hammer onto the special strap she wore and secured it, then used the Pumpkin Hammer’s Manipulation to make it carry her as she floated.
This was how she, with both legs disabled, normally moved around.